HREQ 3450 Lecture 14: HREQ 3450 - Lecture #14
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Political issue i. e. : sue rodriquez had als fought to be able to have assisted suicide lost in 1993 supreme court would not allow it: got physician assisted suicide but in privacy. Medical assistance in dying jocelyn downie (ethics professor) The narrowing of access of medical assistance in dying. Need to be equal for all people. Struck down laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide as unconstitutional. Infringed claimants" rights under section 7 of the charter ( everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the fundamental principles of justice ) Tectonic shift of how we see our rights fundamental issues on choosing to live or die. On the one hand stands the autonomy and dignity of a competent adult who seeks death as a response to a grievous and irremediable medical condition.